Julian Jacobs led the Trojans with 17 points to go with six rebounds and five assists, while Stewart chipped in 16. Tony Parker added 13 points and Thomas Welsh had 12 rebounds for the Bruins (13-10, 4-6), who have lost four of their last six. “It’s loud and the fans are on top of you. Their energy translated out on the court”.
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“It’s definitely huge”, Jacobs said.
Both the crowd and tonight’s inevitable celebration are well deserved. Now he provides instant offense when he checks into the game. 500 in conference play and move give them another quality win. Heck, at this point, if they make it to the Sweet 16 of the NIT it would be a miracle. Stewart was able to score in a variety of ways, including working in the post with his back to the basket. Reinhardt and Stewart hit consecutive 3-pointers and Stewart dunked off an alley-oop pass from McLaughlin to cap the spurt.
Displeased with her team’s offensive output and rebounding after being pummeled 67-44 by the Beavers, ASU head coach Charli Turner Thorne acknowledged that the turnaround from Monday’s game leaves no room for error heading into a matchup with the fast-paced Bruins (16-5, 8-2 Pac-12). USC has won 2 games in a row and is now tied for 2nd in the PAC-12 standings. Boasting the No. 1 RPI in the country, the Pac-12 teams had three teams in the top 10, the most for any league in the nation, with ARIZONA STATE coming in at No. 7, followed by No. 8 OREGON STATE and No. 10 UCLA.
These are the first victories in more than three years for USC against UCLA, and in a season where the Trojans look to be well-placed to make the NCAA Tournament, while UCLA is clearly stuck in the mud and looking more like an NIT team.
Everything you need to know about the USC vs. UCLA Prediction online live stream and TV broadcast, as well as game notes and prediction. Clark told me after sustaining the injury that he was fine after popping it back in place, but USC announced that he will miss a couple of weeks.
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The Trojans led Thursday night’s Pac-12 tilt from start to finish, opening the game with a 9-0 scoring run by connecting on their first four shots. That’s pretty much the most time led possible since it takes a quick initial bucket off the tip and then leading wire-to-wire to accomplish. UCLA finished shooting just 35 percent from the field and 27 percent from deep. The Trojans are 9-1 when their opponent shoots 40 percent or less. Bryce Alford is averaging 17 points per game and 5.2 assists per game for UCLA.
